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Student Loan Trust Fund increases students’ loan by 50%

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has increased the loan amounts disbursed to regular students by 50 per cent. Consequently, loan amounts now range from...

Two dead, six injured in accident at Kwasu

Two people have died and six others sustained injuries in a road accident at Kwasu, along the Bechem–Techimantia road in the Ahafo Region. The incident...

Galamsey Kingpin arrested in Bonsu after attempt to bribe investigators

A well-known illegal mining operator, Iddrisu Zakari, widely called “Yaayaa,” has been arrested in a sting operation at Bonsu after he allegedly tried to...

Justice Gertrude Torkonoo deserves to be heard – Francis-Xavier Sosu

The Member of Parliament for Madina and human rights lawyer, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has called for fairness and due process in the ongoing case involving...

Supreme Court rejects challenge to legalisation of same-sex marriage

The US Supreme Court has decided not to revisit its ruling a decade ago legalising same-sex marriage. The justices turned down an appeal from Kim...

Minority defends walkout from Baffoe-Bonnie’s vetting

The Minority in Parliament has defended its decision to walk out of the vetting of Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, describing the move...

Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn if it does not respond within days over speech edit error

Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn. Our US partner NBC News has obtained the letter sent from the US president's lawyers...

Preventing Minority from expressing their view dragged CJ nominee’s vetting process – Egyapa Mercer

Former Deputy Energy Minister and former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has cautioned against any attempt to silence the Minority in...

Ghana’s renegotiated lithium mining lease scheduled for parliamentary presentation today

The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry is scheduled to present the Mining Lease Agreement between the government and Barari DV Ghana Limited, Atlantic Lithium’s...

Gaddafi’s youngest son released after 10 years in Lebanese detention

Hannibal Gaddafi, the youngest son of the deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been released by Lebanon after nearly 10 years in detention without...

Minority came to Baffoe-Bonnie’s vetting with a script, not questions – Shaibu Mahama

Daboya-Mankarigu Member of Parliament, Shaibu Mahama, has accused the Minority in Parliament of attending the vetting of the next Chief Justice with a predetermined...

Committee submits report on August 6 helicopter crash to Mahama

The Acting Minister for Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has led the committee that investigated the August 6 helicopter crash to present its report...

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie defends Ataa Ayi’s 70-year jail term

Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has defended the 70-year prison sentence he handed to notorious armed robber Ayi Ayeetey, popularly known as Ataa...

Baffoe-Bonnie hints at 24-hour courts to improve access to justice

Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has unveiled plans to introduce 24-hour court operations in selected jurisdictions as part of broader reforms aimed at...

MoFFA cracks down on unlicensed mortuaries: Three facilities closed down

The Registrar of the Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA), Francis Ennin, has confirmed the closure of three unlicensed mortuaries and funeral facilities in...

Asantehene sets final mediation dates for Bawku chieftaincy conflict

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has scheduled November 30 and December 1, 2025, for what is expected to be the final session of...

New teacher management information system to transform development – Education Minister

In a major step toward transforming teacher management and professional development in Ghana, the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced the introduction of...

25 arrested for illegal gold trade in Accra

The Ghana Gold Board (GGB) has confirmed the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of engaging in illegal gold trading and smuggling within the country. According...

Eight years of agony: Financial clean-up victims decry deaths and ruined futures as billions of cedis remain locked

The promise of a healthier financial sector has become a prolonged nightmare for countless Ghanaians, eight years after the government initiated a massive clean-up...

CJ nominee Baffoe-Bonnie proposes Nov. 7 for general elections

Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has proposed that Ghana’s general elections be held on November 7 instead of the traditional December 7. The...

I left Ghana Prisons Service so my wife could stay – Justice Baffoe-Bonnie

Chief Justice nominee Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has revealed that he resigned from the Ghana Prison Service in 1990 so his wife, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie could...

CJ nominee Baffoe-Bonnie vows to restore confidence in Ghana’s judiciary

Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has pledged to uphold a fair and transparent judicial system where justice is not influenced by status, wealth,...

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie defends nomination as Chief Justice, dismisses claims of political reward

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has defended his nomination as Chief Justice by President John Mahama, dismissing claims that the appointment is a political reward for...

Gov’t says lithium exploration prospects remain promising despite Ewoyaa delays

Media Relations Officer at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, has assured Ghanaians that the government remains committed to the...

South African National arrested at KIA for smuggling over 30kg of cannabis from Thailand

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a South African national at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for attempting to smuggle more than 30 kilograms...

Public Sector National Service personnel wait up to 10 years for jobs, while private sector is just 3 years – Minister [Audio]

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has revealed that public sector National Service personnel often wait up to 10 years to...

Ghana, Saudi Arabia finalize arrangements for 2026 Hajj operations

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has announced that Ghana’s Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs, Nawaaf Ibn Mohammed Al Mazawda, and Saudi...

Margaret Marquart Catholic Nursing Training College student named best nursing student in Ghana

The Margaret Marquart Catholic Nursing Training College in Kpando has reinforced its reputation as one of Ghana’s leading nursing institutions after one of its...

Minority boycotts vetting of Chief Justice nominee Paul Baffoe-Bonnie

The Minority in Parliament has announced a boycott of the vetting of Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, by the Appointments Committee, citing unresolved...

Opare Addo announces launch of youth development M&E tracker

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has announced that the ministry will launch a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tracker on December...

SML sues Special prosecutor over ‘unlawful’ seizure of critical revenue monitoring equipment

Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) has filed a lawsuit at the High Court in Accra, accusing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of...

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie’s vetting suspended amidst confusion

Proceedings were temporarily suspended during the vetting of Chief Justice nominee Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, following misunderstandings among Members of Parliament (MPs). The vetting session began around...

False! Video claiming to show motor crash in Ghana is from Georgetown, Guyana

A video shared by X account CDR AFRICA shows a motor rider in Ghana being hit by a car after jumping a red light. VERDICT: False. The video is not...

Ghana signs bilateral debt agreement with Germany

Ghana has signed a bilateral debt agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany, marking the sixth such accord under the country’s ongoing debt restructuring...

Former GIIF Board member testifies Sky Train project never approved

A former Board Member of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Yaw Odame-Darkwa, has told the High Court in Accra that the controversial Sky...

Removal of Justice Torkornoo a ‘travesty of justice’ – Afenyo-Markin

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has strongly condemned the committee that recommended the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing the...

Afenyo-Markin and Ayariga clash again during Chief Justice nominee vetting

Tensions erupted between Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin and Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga during the vetting of Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, on Monday,...

Coup plotter sentenced to death, Bright Debrah granted GH¢2.5m bail

One of the six individuals sentenced to death by hanging for attempting to overthrow the government, Bright Alan Debrah Ofosu, has been granted bail...

Chief arrested for obstructing NAIMOS taskforce during arrest of galamsey kingpin in Eastern region

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested Nana Ogyeahohuo Barima Anum, who claims to be the Chief of Dokokyina, for allegedly interfering...